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What is literary nonfiction? One of the fuzzy genres One of the fuzzy genres Nonfiction that reads like fiction and includes elements of fiction (plot, characters, conflict, etc.) Nonfiction that reads like fiction and includes elements of fiction (plot, characters, conflict, etc.) Interesting! Interesting!

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Why should I teach Literary Nonfiction? Up to 70% of material on standardized tests in nonfiction Up to 70% of material on standardized tests in nonfiction Students think nonfiction is boring Students think nonfiction is boring They are used to reading textbooks and encyclopedias for nonfiction They are used to reading textbooks and encyclopedias for nonfiction

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Why should I teach literary nonfiction? It is more interesting to read than a textbook or an encyclopedia It is more interesting to read than a textbook or an encyclopedia It models good nonfiction writing for students It models good nonfiction writing for students

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Memoir vs. Personal Narrative It is not what happens, but the person to whom things happen. ~ Virginia Woolf It is not what happens, but the person to whom things happen. ~ Virginia Woolf When children put their lives on the page, they often leave out one person – themselves. ~ Lucy Calkins When children put their lives on the page, they often leave out one person – themselves. ~ Lucy Calkins

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Examples of Memoirs Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl Wait Until Next Year by Doreen Kearns Wait Until Next Year by Doreen Kearns Looking Back by Lois Lowry Looking Back by Lois Lowry Homesick My Own Story by Jean Fritz Homesick My Own Story by Jean Fritz Allen Say books Allen Say books